Ryan Jensen (fighter)
| Ryan Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 20, 1977 Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Team |
Jackson's Submission Fighting Team Quest (formerly) |
| Years active | 1997; 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 10 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ryan James Jensen (born September 20, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, who has competed for the UFC, where he held a record of 2-6, a one-fight stint with Strikeforce.
Jensen began training at the age of 15, under UFC 3 winner Steve Jennum. Following his first fight against Travis Fulton in February 1997, he did not compete again until June 2002. Jensen quit his day job in November 2006, and has been training and fighting full-time since then.
His UFC debut was on August 25, 2007 at UFC 74; his initial opponent was supposed be Travis Lutter, however Lutter was forced to withdraw due to injury. Instead, Jensen faced late replacement Thales Leites and after a strong start, got caught by an armbar submission in the first round. He followed this up with another loss to Demian Maia before leaving the UFC.
On March 29, 2008, Jensen accepted a fight against Joey Villasenor on four days notice in the Strikeforce promotion. Again, after a strong start, Jensen lost by KO with 15 seconds remaining in the first round at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le.
Since then, Jensen rebounded with a first round TKO over Mitch Whitesel at SportFight 23 in June 2008, as well as a first round submission victory over Aaron Praschack due to strikes in VFC 23.
Jensen then returned to the UFC and was defeated by Wilson Gouveia at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer via submission (armbar).
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